Revitalize East Chicago
_ The Foundations of East Chicago is taking the lead on making East Chicago a better community with the launch of the Greenhouse Fellowship. Graduates [...]
Crowdfunding In A Nutshell
Crowdfunding has become a new buzz word and is increasingly becoming more important and un-ignorable for nonprofits, causes, and various organizations. The reality is that [...]
What is the Foundations of East Chicago?
_ Many people often ask, “What is the Foundations of East Chicago?” “What does the FEC do?” “Why do we need the FEC?” While we have [...]
$190,000 in Scholarships Awarded
. Recently 62 students were awarded a total of $190,000 from the Foundations of East Chicago. A ceremony was held at East Chicago High School to [...]
What Colleges & Universities Want
According to the NACA State of College Admissions Report, there are three big factors for admissions (on average). These are your grades, how challenging of a curriculum [...]
2013 Scholarship Recipients
In May 2013, FEC awarded scholarships totaling $136,200 to 54 East Chicago students pursuing higher education. A total of 35 high school graduates earned college scholarships, three [...]